Sistema de Trens Urbanos de Natal

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Sistema de Trens Urbanos de Natal
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Overview
OwnerCBTU
Locale Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Transit type Commuter rail
Number of lines2
Number of stations24
Daily ridership15,000
Annual ridership3.7 million [1]
Technical
System length56.2 km (34.9 mi) [2]
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Lines [3]
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to Jucurutu (inland city)
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Ceará Mirim
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Lagoa Grande
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Massangana
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Raposa
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Ceará-Mirim
Extremoz
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Extremoz
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Estrela do Mar
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Extremoz
Natal
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Nordelândia
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Nova Natal
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Fronteiras
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Soledade
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Santa Catarina
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Shopping Norte
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Igapó
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Potenji River
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Quintas
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Natal
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Nova Alecrim
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Padre João Maria
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Bom Pastor
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Cidade Esperança
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Prómorar
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Pitimbu
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Cidade Satélite
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Natal
Parnamirim
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Jardim Aeroporto
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Parnamirim
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Cajupiranga
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São José de Mipibu
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to Nova Cruz (inland city)
Legend
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North Line
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South line

The Sistema de Trens Urbanos de Natal (Natal Urban Trains System) is the metropolitan train system of the Natal Metropolitan Region in Brazil. It is operated by the Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU). [4]

It consists of 22 stations on a two-line system of 56 kilometres. It was extended to 24 stations and 71 km on 17 January 2023. Rodoviaria of Natal is not directly linked, but walkable, closest stations Bom Pastor and Cidade Esperança. [5]

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References

  1. "VLT de Natal registra aumento no número de usuários em 2018". ANP Trilhos (in Portuguese). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. "CBTU proposes Natal light rail expansion". International Railway Journal. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. "Natal". Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  4. "Portal CBTU - Natal". Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. International2023-01-17T09:27:00+00:00, Railway Gazette. "Natal opens next stage of Linha Sul extension". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2024-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)